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Companies are less likely to recycle electronics than other waste, even though computers make dreadful trash. A desktop computer contains nearly 40 lbs. of plastic, lead, aluminum and iron, along with small amounts of arsenic, mercury, zinc and gold, and environmentalists are worried that the metals will leach into soil and water. But without national standards, some recyclers play fast and loose with the term. Some just shred waste. Others ship it overseas to China, Vietnam or India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talking E-Trash | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...nondescript; it might be a recording studio, it might be a dentist’s office with slightly better lighting. Except for the grills themselves (which are indeed very shiny), everything about the video looks second-rate. Close-ups of—you guessed it—diamond and gold grills are the order of the day here, along with the occasional shiny backdrop, hordes of skanky, moderately chubby groupies and the disgusting stubble around Paul Wall’s mouth. It’s very telling that he believes his name rhymes with “foul...

Author: By J. samuel Abbott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Popscreen: Nelly | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

Most doctors, however, believe synthetic insulin is the gold standard for treating Type 1 diabetes and consider the debate over animal vs. human insulin a nonissue. Dr. Richard Jackson of the Joslin Diabetes Center questions IDDT's claims and says randomized studies comparing animal and human insulins have shown no additional benefit from using the animal product...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Your Drug Was Discontinued | 5/1/2006 | See Source »

...that radically limit potential gains. Undocumented workers are portrayed in ways that indicate their “American” values and are forced to drop their own flags for that of an adopted patria. “America” is depicted as a dreamland, practically paved with gold, while the average undocumented immigrants slave away, heartbroken after separation from their family and surroundings. Even the eyes of the most prosperous immigrants light up at the mention of their homeland, which has been left behind as they stay in the U.S. for the comforts they have found...

Author: By Kyle A. De beausset, | Title: Walk Out as Global Citizens | 5/1/2006 | See Source »

...order to attend the rally there. "If I lose my job, it's worth it," he said. "It's worth losing several jobs to get my papers." Some businesses that employ large numbers of immigrants, however, reported little absenteeism. One of the nation's largest poultry producers, Gold Kist in Georgia, reported that only 400 of its 16,000 workers, half of whom are immigrants from Latin America, skipped work on Monday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Day Without Immigrants: Making a Statement | 5/1/2006 | See Source »

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